Freerunner (2011)

With a ticking bomb locked to his neck, a young freerunner races against the clock and all types of baddies to get from one end of the city to the other to save himself and his girlfriend.

Director:

Lawrence Silverstein

Writers:

Matthew Chadwick, Raimund Huber (story)

Stars:

Sean Faris, Tamer Hassan, Rebecca Da Costa

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Faris	...	Ryan
Tamer Hassan	...	Reese
Rebecca Da Costa	...	Chelsea
Danny Dyer	...	Mr. Frank
Seymour Cassel	...	Gramps
Amanda Fuller	...	Dolores
Dylan W. Baker	...	West (as Dylan Baker)
John Bernecker	...	Decks
Ryan Doyle	...	Finch
Justin Ganguly	...	Freebo
Jacob Kabel	...	Mitchell (as Jacob W. Kabel)
Tony Vo	...	Kid Elvis
Joe Nin Williams	...	Turk (as Joe N. Williams)
Joe Zamora	...	Myles
Jimmie Lee Williams	...	Jacque

Storyline

Ryan and other traceurs (parkour practitioners) frequently submit themselves to races through the city organized by Reese, a promoter who makes an Internet gambling fortune off of them while giving them a minuscule amount (if that) in return. With the last race of the season coming up, Ryan decides it's time to secretly break Reese's rule against participants betting on it. Having wagered all he has, the stakes are rudely raised against the racers. Reese's boss, Mr. Frank, has all along been surreptitiously grooming these athletes for a high-stakes death race for the sadistic entertainment of his billionaire gambling buddies. To guarantee every runner's enthusiastic participation, they're abducted, gassed, and fitted with explosive, remote-controlled collars, instilling every lad with a sincere desire to heed the rules and keep his head in the race. Sixty minutes on the clock. Ready, set, go!

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Plot Keywords:

race | female nudity | topless female nudity | gambling | death | 

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody violence, language and sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mr. Frank: Good afternoon, gentlemen. My name is Mr. Frank, and for the next sixty minutes you are my unwilling participants in a race for your life.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Outrageous Parkour Movie Scenes (2015)

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Soundtracks

Oily Rags
Performed by Grant Fitch
Written by Grant Fitch

User Reviews

Well......

...I expected a really good entertaining movie, when I checked IMDb and saw a 7.2 rating.

The movie is for my opinion a b-movie. The characters are not well played. The stunts are boring...oh moment....were there stunts???

Then, the movie tried hard to get some attention with exploding heads. The idea of the movie isn't too bad, but it's just not believable what's going on there. The guy has 20 minutes left to live and is talking with his girlfriend in the car^^

The free runners also have endless power and running, fighting nearly without breathing.

I'll make it short: For me, one of the worst movies I've ever seen. If you are a free runner fan, go back to B13 movie...this was much better.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2012 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Freerunner - Corri o muori

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$224,236

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitamin A Films, Satori!films, Strategic Film Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1